The Shackelford Youth and Livestock Association is starting its final fundraising push ahead of the 2025 county livestock show.Events such as a summer golf scramble, the First Impressions Pig Sale, and the Shackelford County Showdown jackpot pig show have raised approximately $70,000 to be used for...

More than 200 Nancy Smith Elementary School students participated Wednesday, Dec. 11, in the school’s inaugural Jingle Run with dozens of turkeys handed out to families in the community.“I’d say we had about 95 percent of the school there,” said NSES PE teacher Makinzie Tomascik, who organized the...

While most high school juniors are still getting used to having a driver’s license, Cache Clark has gone one step further.Clark, a junior at Albany High School, qualified for his pilot’s license on Thursday, Nov. 21 after more than a year of training.

Local residents can have a traditional holiday meal on Christmas Day without going to the trouble of preparing and cleaning up.Or paying for it.Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church is offering its 16th annual Christmas Feast from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25.

The Albany Lady Lions made their first appearance in  District 10-2A basketball competition last week, dropping a home game to Hawley in their only action.The Lady Lions had the district bye Tuesday, Dec. 17, and return to action at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21.

The Albany Lions boys basketball team put in a busy first week of its season, with five games, going 4-1.The Lions open their district schedule Saturday, Dec. 21 at Stamford.

Volunteer Zack Waggoner was named ‘Firefighter of the Year’ during the Albany Volunteer Fire Department’s annual awards presentation and Christmas party.Fire Chief Joel Viertel explained that to be named ‘Firefighter of the Year,’ a firefighter typically needs to demonstrate a consistent record of...